Planetary hours
in Wuhan.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:10
- 2♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:17 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.